why cant you be a pilot if you are color blind?

Question

i seen this in a movie is it true?

Answer 1

in a tight spin you may need to know which part is the blue sky and which part is the green grass...

Answer 2

Color blindness is a real hazard for a pilot. The runways, taxiways, and even beacon lights at airports are color coded. If the pilot can't tell which lights he's looking at, he could cause a collision.

The instrument panel has a number of color coded lights, also. Same deal.

By the way, 20 20 vision is a measure of how well one can focus, not distinguish colors.

Answer 3

You can be a pilot if you're colorblind. The main thing is that you need to be able to tell the difference between red, green and white. If you fail the color test you can request a test from the FAA to gain a Statement of Demonstrated Ability (14 CFR 67.401) and if you pass that you're in the clear. If you can't then you'll simply be restricted from night flying or signal flying (which s basically flying without voice communication abilities when it would be required).

Answer 4

You can fail the color blindness test and still be a pilot. There are many pilots, even commercial pilots, who have failed the color blindness test and applied for and received a "Certificate of Demonstrated Ability." That means that an FAA examiner flew with him and he demonstrated that his color blindness did not affect his ability to pilot an aircraft. And twenty/twenty has nothing to do with it. To pass the physical your vision must be corrected to twenty/sixty or better. I'm damn near blind without my glasses.

Answer 5

You can still be a Pilot silly people.....No not a fighter pilot fly under part 135 or 141 as a pilot for hire...but you can be private pilot and these are at least a small part of a dream fulfilled

Answer 6

There are ways to keep your licenses if you are color blind. But it requires extra effort.

An example of color vision being important is the NAV lights on airplane wingtips. The Red tip light is on the left wing, green on the right.

At night if you see another plane and the red light is on the right side of the other plane you know it is coming toward you.

Answer 7

Yes because at dark the pilot turns on the nav lights that would help the other pilot see were the aircraft is heading also if you lose comms the control tower can light gun signals, pretty much it's unsafe.

Answer 8

well because different gauges have different colors, such as warning, and, also, when you're at an airport, the taxiway lights are distinguishable from the runway lights, so that maybe a problem. In addition, airplanes have different lights on the different sides of the aircraft, distinguishing which is the left side and which is the right side.

Answer 9

you would not be allowed to be a pilot if you suffer, due to the fact that a lot of instruments, runways, beacons etc are color-coded.......sorry mate

Answer 10

I wouldn't trust a pilot if he was color blind...he needs 20 20 vision